The Note C
Notes written above the middle line of a staff usually have their stems going down.
The note C is written in the third space of the staff.
Once you have memorized the fingering for the note C, play examples 11 and 12 which combine this new note with the other notes you have learned.
The comma is a breath mark sign. It indicates where you should take a breath as you play the piece.
The Three Four Time Signature
This time signature is called the three four time signature. It tells you there are three beats in each bar. Three four time is also known as waltz time. There are three quarter notes in one bar of ^ time.
The Dotted Half Note
A dot written after a note extends its value by half.
A dot after a half note means that you hold it for three beats.
One dotted half note makes one bar of music in ^ time.
Here is a typical example of the way dotted half notes are used in ^ time. As there are no rests in this example, breath marks are placed in every fourth bar after a dotted half note. From this point on breath marks will only be placed every four bars in most examples to encourage you to develop more breath control. However, you can still breathe more often if you need to.
